Wednesday, 5 September 2012

Tree sprogs and finches enjoy the harvest

Following a clear night, this morning had an autumn feel with
the temperature down to 3c as we trawled the Grandborough valley finding a good
flock of finches at woodbine farm with at least 100 Greenfinch and 100 Linnet
feeding on spilled seed in a recently harvested field. Further along Flecknoe
rd at least 75 Tree Sparrow were doing the same opposite the Baseley small
holding, also Chiffchaff and 5 Buzzard in the area.

The mist was just burning off when we arrived at the pond
but all we had was 5 Yellow Wagtail, Teal, Snipe and Common Sandpiper and the
only thing we saw differently at Napton Reservoir from yesterdays visit was
Small Copper butterfly and 2 juvenile Shoveler.